Bowel obstruction following appendectomy: A protective role implied for laparoscopy?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 251, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1190-1191

  O'Connor, Donal B ^a   Winter, Desmond C ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; APPENDECTOMY; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

APPENDECTOMY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 77953020333     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181e01534     Document Type: Letter

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